习语集锦1

1. Date back to/from a certain time:
　　 go back to a certain time 自某时代至今

Example:
　　(1) The history of our club dates back to 1960.
　　(2) These traditional customs date from the time when we were very small.
2. Daub with something:
　　 cover with something soft and sticky 涂抹

Example:
　　After being in the kitchen for the whole afternoon, Mother's apron is now daubed with cooking oil and condiments.
3. Dawn on/upon someone:
　　 (used with the subject "it") ome suddenly clear to someone 突然明白

Example:
　　(1) It dawned on me what he had really meant when he used that analogy.
　　(2) It dawned upon us that such a dialogue came from a small Chinese town.
4. Half the world knows not how the other half lives:
　　 people of one social class are often ignorant of the problems of those of another class 这类人不知另一类人 的生活方式

Example:
　　People in some poor countries have not enough to eat, but many of us here have leftovers to throw away. Half the world knows not how the other half lives.
5. Hammer out something :
　　 (i) decide on a scheme after a long discussion or argument 竭力做某事

Example:
　　Let's get together to hammer out the required new scheme.
(ii) remove something by hammering 用锤敲去某物 Example:
　　Please get a mechanic to hammer out the dent on the right side of this car.

6. Impose on someone :
　　 ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do; bother someone 使人为难

Example:
　　I hope I am not imposing on you by asking you to answer the door

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